In the Science of Aging, Oldest New Yorkers Hold the Key

Helen ‘Happy’ Reichert, 109 years old, holding hands with her brother Irving Kahn, 105. The siblings are part of Albert Einstein College of Medicine's ongoing study of 500 of the oldest people in the New York area. Visit www.einstein.yu.edu/centers/aging/ for more information.

New York magazine interviews Nir Barzilai, M.D., and Gil Atzmon, Ph.D., for a cover story on exceptional aging that centers on Irving Kahn (age 105) and his siblings, all participants in Einstein’s Longevity Genes Project. Dr. Barzilai is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research. Dr. Atzmon is assistant professor of medicine and of genetics. For more info, visit www.superagers.com.